9.4A (Static) Disposal of Plant Assets (LO9-5) During the current year, Hitchcock Developers disposed of plant assets in the following transactions. Feb.10 Office equipment costing $24,000 was given to a scrap dealer at no charge. At the date of disposal, accumulated depreciation. on the office equipment amounted to $21,800. Apr. 1 Hitchcock sold land and a building to Claypool Associates for $900,000, receiving $100,000 cash and a 5-year, 9 percent note receivable for the remaining balance. Hitchcock's records showed the following amounts: Land, $50,000; Building, $550,000; Accumulated Depreciation: Building (at the date of disposal), $260,000. Aug.15 Hitchcock traded in an old truck for a new one. The old truck had cost $26,000, and its accumulated depreciation amounted to $18,000. The list price of the new truck was $39,000, but Hitchcock negotiated a deal that included a $10,000 trade-in allowance for the old truck and a payment of $28,000 in cash. Hitchcock includes trucks in its Vehicles account. Oct. 1 Hitchcock traded in its old computer system as part of the purchase of a new system. The old system had cost $15,000, and its accumulated depreciation amounted to $11,000. The new computer's list price was $8,000. Hitchcock accepted a trade-in allowance of $500 for the old computer system, paying $1,500 down in cash and issuing a 1-year, 8 percent note payable for the $6,000 balance owed. Required: a. Prepare journal entries to record each of the disposal transactions. Assume that depreciation expense on each asset has been recorded up to the date of disposal. Thus, you need not update the accumulated depreciation figures stated in the problem. b. Do gains and losses on asset disposals affect gross profit? Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Date General Journal Accumulated depreciation: Office equipment Feb 10 Loss on disposal of plant assets Office equipment Apr 01 Cash Notes receivable Accumulated depreciation: Building Land Debit Credit 21,800 2,200 24,000 100,000 800,000 260,000 50,000 550,000 550,000 Building Gain on disposal of plant assets Aug 15 Vehicles (new truck) 39,000 Accumulated depreciation: Vehicles (old truck) 18,000 Vehicles (old truck) Gain on disposal of plant assets Cash 26,000 3,000 28,000 Oct 01 Office equipment (new computer) 8,000 Loss on trade-in of plant assets 3,500 Accumulated depreciation: Office equipment (old computer) 11,000 Office equipment (old computer) 15,000 Cash 1,500 Notes payable 6,000